the, IIRC, 1840s. It not only COULD happen, it HAS happened.
The problems in education are, as you say, off-topic here, but also, they're
separate from the natural disaster area of things; what is done or not done
about natural disasters will have little if any effect on what is done or
not done in education.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Bixler" <karrie_scott@hotmail.com>
To: "California Disasters" <californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 8:36 AM
Subject: RE: [californiadisasters] The 'Big One' might be a flood
I doubt this is going to happen in California because most of our rainwater
goes straight out in the oceans. Also it doesn't rain a whole lot here
either, even though December was an exception to that. I just see more taxes
and bills being passed to get us to spend More money on some disaster that
will happen hundreds of years from now. Can't we focus on more of the
important problems that California has right now. For instance, upgrading
our schools for our children so they can have a better education in Math and
Science. Sorry going off topic but I hope that we all see where I am going
with this.
Scott Bixler 125 V125Josepho Team (Lifeguard) Associate Adviser(310)
337-9904 Mom's (310) 821-1012 Dad's
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To: californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com;
californiasearthquakeforum@yahoogroups.com
From: sactovic@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:12:09 -0800
Subject: [californiadisasters] The 'Big One' might be a flood
full story:
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/14/3323275/the-big-one-might-be-a-flood.html#m
i_rss=Our%20Region
The 'Big One' might be a flood
By Matt Weiser
mweiser@sacbee.com
Published: Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 1A
Last Modified: Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 - 12:05 am
California has more risk of catastrophic storms than any other region in the
country – even the Southern hurricane states, according to a new study
released Thursday.
The two-year study by the U.S. Geological Survey is the most thorough effort
yet to assess the potential effects of a "worst-case" storm in California.
It builds on a new understanding of so-called atmospheric rivers, a focusing
of high-powered winds that drag a fire hose of tropical moisture across the
Pacific Ocean, pointed directly at California for days on end. The state got
a relatively tame taste of the phenomenon in December.
The team of experts that developed the scenario can't say when it will
happen. But they do say it has happened in the past and is virtually certain
to strike again.
"This storm, with essentially the same probability as a major earthquake, is
potentially four to five times more damaging," said Lucy Jones, USGS chief
scientist on the study. "That's not something that is in the public
consciousness."
The study aims to fix that.
A conference on the subject, ending today at California State University,
Sacramento, brings together hundreds of emergency planners to discuss the
worst-case storm and how to prepare for it.
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